Baolu Tianxing

"Hmm! The homework is not bad." Listening to Wu Chen's eloquent talk, Mr. Liu nodded his head and gave a compliment.To play antiques, you need to be down-to-earth, but there are always some stories about famous objects, so studying their origins has become an indispensable part. In a sense, the real masters of antiques, on As far as historical knowledge is concerned, it is not inferior to those historians at all, but everyone's research directions are different.

What does it mean to do your homework well!When Wu Chen heard this, why did he feel so uncomfortable.Of course, he didn't think that this bead was the one in Cixi's mouth. Sun Thief made it clear that it had already belonged to Song Xiaomei, and the time was wrong. It was taken from a box in the Ming Dynasty. There was no Empress Dowager Cixi at that time.The reason why this one is mentioned is that this one is the most detailed and most studied object in the records, and from the perspective of physical phenomena, it is quite similar, which can be used as a piece of evidence.

However, Mr. Liu disagreed with Wu Chen's views. This bead and Cixi's luminous pearl have no other similarities except for the fact that it shines.

"Historically, there have been many legends about the luminous pearl, and its material is a mystery. There are fluorescent stones and diamonds, but I have never heard of black ones!"

To hit the nail on the head, Wu Chen asked Mr. Liu to do a quick search in his mind. No matter what kind of legend, there are green, beige, white and other versions, but he has never heard of a black night pearl, and This material has nothing to do with the so-called ore.

Fluorite said that it is completely unreliable. This kind of cheap ore can be seen everywhere, except that the appearance does not conform to the description characteristics of luminous pearls in history. Even if it emits light, it is only a thin layer of fluorescence on the surface of the object, which cannot reach this level.

The diamond is more reliable. The current research on the Empress Dowager Cixi is still more inclined to believe that it is the "Diamond of the Great Mughal", which was named after King Shah Jahan of the Mughal Dynasty in India and has been lost for nearly 350 years. "Raw stone.It was Ahmed Shah Abdali, king of Afghanistan, who went on eight expeditions to the Mughal dynasty of India to snatch the treasure, and then when he sent a mission to the Qing court around 1760, he gave the treasure to Emperor Qianlong as a tribute, and then the treasure has been handed down to the mouth of the Empress Dowager Cixi. inside.

At that time, this research caused a sensation in the world, because before that, diamond scholars from all over the world believed that the "Mughal Diamond" was cut into four parts, which were inlaid in Queen Elizabeth's crown. The "Mountain of Light" on the mountain, the "Sea of ​​Light" inlaid on the crown of Shah Pahlavi of Iran, the "Orlov" inlaid on the scepter of Queen Catherine of Russia, and the "Moon" once collected by the Russian Tsarist Royal Family. Mountain".

This result itself confirms once again that mineral luminescence has nothing to do with phosphorescence, and luminous pearls belong to large-grain diamond rough.This is also the authoritative statement now recognized by the academic circles.

However, the luminous pearl in front of them blatantly explained that at least not all luminous pearls are rough diamonds.

What is it?

Mr. Liu couldn't answer it for a while, and in the end he had no choice but to stay and study it later.

After listening to Mr. Liu's words, Wu Chen gave a wry smile. He was afraid that he would be researched into the Palace Museum again. If it was anything else, it would be fine. The problem is that this one was a gift from him to Huang Xiaolin, and it was just sent out yesterday. , I lost it for research today, it’s unreasonable!

"Master, research is research, so don't say it out loud. This is a gift from me to your apprentice-in-law." There is no way, Wu Chen said honestly, it is better to make it clear in advance, otherwise people of Master's generation The awareness, really dare to donate.

You know, "donation" is not selling, and the "bonus" given is far from the market price. As for the Tiansheng bronze man last time, the last 2000 million yuan is probably paid by Mr. Liu himself. The country has contributed.And this bead, although it is not clear what it is, there is a reference, that is, the luminous pearl buried in the mouth of Lafayette Cixi, the estimated value is equivalent to the current value of 8 million yuan!

"Okay, brat!"

Mr. Liu chuckled. He also understood that Wu Chen was worried about spreading the word and causing an uproar. But in his opinion, there was no need to worry at all. Except for a few reliable old buddies, he would not look for anyone else. It is also in vain to find.And with his status, if he didn't take the initiative to "donate" it, no one would dare to grab it.

However, this incident gave Wu Chen a new understanding. He really learned endlessly. He thought he was very good at first, but he didn't expect that some things would pop up from time to time that he couldn't figure out.

This tossing took a lot of brain power, Wu Chen wanted to ask Master to rest for a while before talking, but after Liu Lao took the beads, he waved his hand and asked Wu Chen to take out any treasures he had.Wu Chen had given him too many surprises, and now he didn't know what to say to his disciple.

"Hey, Master, you still know me well." Wu Chen put a big hat on with a smile, and then took out the portrait from the bag.

""Picture of Women's History"?" Mr. Liu was flattered by Wu Chen, and he took a sip of his teacup with a smile. When Wu Chen spread out the so-called "old painting", he almost Just a sip of tea was sprayed out!This time it's not a surprise, but a little frightened, so I have the nerve to show you just this picture?

He blurted out, because the scenes on the screen can be seen at a glance. After playing with calligraphy and painting all his life, no matter whether he has seen the real ones or not, the contents of these famous paintings have been deeply engraved in his mind. Don't even think about it.

"What expression!" Wu Chen was very dissatisfied with Mr. Liu's reaction, and you are such a master, even if the junior really came back with such a broken painting that can't be put on stage, at least you should encourage him.

"The long volume of "The Admonitions of Women's History", Gu Kaizhi's works, is now in the British Museum in the Tang silk copy. It was originally a painting in the Qing Palace. It was robbed to England when the British and French allied forces burned the Old Summer Palace. The other Song Dynasty paper copy is in the Palace Museum in Beijing. , it is said to be Huizong's imperial brush, but it is far inferior to the silk version of the Tang Dynasty."

I don't know if it reminded Mr. Liu of those humiliating years, and there was some misery and resentment in his words. In a sense, the destruction and looting of the ancestors' cultural relics by the Eight-Power Allied Forces back then was an important event for the entire Chinese nation. The common shame of the world, this shame has continued to this day, and it is still vividly displayed in the major "empires".